Julian Rizzo-Smith

Weekends Writer

Julian Rizzo-Smith is the Weekends Writer at PEDESTRIAN.TV. He has been writing for over five years, and has had past work appear in publications from IGN and Junkee to SBS PopAsia and ELLE Australia. In 2017 and 2018, he was nominated for the Alicia Camphuisen Best New Journalist award at the ACS IT Journalism Awards.

Julian has a strong background in covering pop and internet culture, queerness, identity, politics, fashion, and the intersection between those topics.

Julian's past work has seen him interview the likes of Rina Sawayama, Millie Bobby Brown, Beabadoobee, Henry Cavill, Shinichiro Watanabe, and G-Flip.

Having appeared and hosted panels at Oz Comic Con, SMASH! and PAX Australia, Julian's work has also led him to appear in the BBC, on ABC’s Stop Everything!, and as an expert opinion in a viral YouTube Reacts video.

You can contact Julian via any of the channels below.

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This Scene In Sex Education S3 Is The Sexual Health Lesson Young Queer People Wish They Had

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GOOD: Australia Has Just Purchased Supplies Of Two More COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Drugs

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Congrats To Real Housewives Of Melbourne Star Jackie Gillies Who Just Had Her Twins (!!)

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Get On The Fkn Beers Because Victoria’s Lockdown Is Ending Sooner Than Planned

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Watch Helen Mirren & Lucy Liu Be Cosmically Hot Supervillains In The Trailer To DC’s New Film

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A Real-Life Squid Game Just Nearly Happened Because Apparently The VIPs Walk Among Us

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TikTokers Are Using Lube As A Primer & The Results Are, Regrettably, Golden Hour Glow-Worthy

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A 23-YO Man Allegedly Sexually Assaulted A 20-YO Woman At A Pub In Sydney On Wednesday Night

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Jennifer Coolidge Is Returning For The White Lotus S2 & Thank Fuck It’s Not Shane

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SYD’s Inner-City Venues Are Being Told To Keep It Down, Which Is Very Anti-Freedom Week TBH

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FKN YES: Fully-Vaxxed NSW Mates Can Enter VIC Without 14 Day Quarantine From Next Week

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Don’t Book That Airbnb Just Yet: Regional Travel In NSW Has Just Been Delayed Till November

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Adele Just Revealed When We Can Expect Her New Album To Drop And Hello From The Novemberside

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WELP: Mardi Gras Is Going Back To The SCG Next Year Because Us Gays Haven’t Suffered Enough

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NSW Is Getting Extra Dine & Discover Vouchers, Just In Time For Brunch This Freedom Weekend

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Auslan Interpreters Have Disappeared From The Daily NSW Press Conferences & That Fkn Sucks

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Circle, Message Chat: ‘Hey Guys, Why Does Everyone In S3 Really Fkn Love Eggs?’